Aspersorium



April 5, 1932. w. F. HIRSCHMANN ASPERSORIUM Filed Dec. 19, 1929ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 5, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM F. HIRSCHMANN,OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO BENZIGER BROTHERS, OF NEW YORK, N.Y., A FIRM ASPERSORI'UM Application filed December 19, 1929. Serial No.415,262.

This invention relates to improvements in aspersoriums or holy watersprinklers. It is one of the principal objects of the invention toprovide a structure of this kind with sealing means at its outlet headwhich prevent spilling of the water while the reservoir for the waterwhich is a part of the structure is being filled. Another object is toemploy these sealing means as a medium to eject the water from thestructure more forcibly than heretofore. A further object is to providethese means within a unitary structure which is of very simple design,cannot become out of order, and one that performs its functionsreliably. Other objects will become apparent as the nature of theinvention is better understood.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal sectional view of an aspersorium embodying apreferred form of my invention; and

Fig. 2 is a similar sectional view, partly in elevation, and drawn in asmaller scale, showing the aspersorium in a different position.

Like characters of reference denote similar parts throughout the severalviews and the following specification.

The aspersorium consists broadly of a handle 10 and a head 11. Thehandle 10 is made of a tube 12 having an open end reduced with a bushing13 interiorly threaded to receive a correspondingly threaded fillingplug 14. 15 is a resilient washer for the purpose of effecting awatertight joint with the tube 12 and bushing 13. 16 is a cylindricalreducing fitting fastened to the other end of the tube 12 and carrying atube 17 smaller in diameter than tube 12. 16a is a restricted opening inthe center of fitting 16.

The head 11 consists of an outer shell 18 and an inner shell 19, bothsubstantially semispherical in shape, the inner shell 19 having a flange20 slightly projecting over the outer shell 18. A nipple 21 is fittedwith one end into the center of the inner shell 19, and is interiorlythreaded to receive a connecting screw 22 which extends through thecenter of the outer shell and clamps the two shells together when beingscrewed into the nipple 21. The other end of the nippleis threadedexteriorly at 23 and is screwed into a correspondingly threaded open endof tube 17. 24 is a tubular extension of nipple 21' projecting into thetube 17, having at its extreme end a seat for a ball check 25, madepreferably of brass or other non-corrodible material. 26 are smallpassages through the nipple connecting the interior of extension 24 withthe inner part of inner shell 19. 27 00 the tube 12. lVhile doing thisthe aspersorium is held in a vertical position with the head 11 pointingdownwardly, when the ball check 25 seats against the tubular extension24 of nipple 21, thereby preventing any water from entering the head 11while filling. The plug 14 is then replaced. The aspersorium can then becarried in this position, that is with the head downward, without anyspilling of water from its head.

If it is desired to sprinkle the water, the priest raises theaspersorium to approximately the angle shown in Fig. 2, when the ballcheck 25 by force of gravity rolls away from its seat on the nipple 21to the position indicated. A quick downward tilting motion of theaspersorium will then again seat the ball check on the nipple, butsimultaneously the check, acting like a plunger, forces the waterthrough passages 26 into the head 11.

The sponge 28 is disposed within the head merely to prevent a tooprofuse sprinkling of water and to catch any leakage between ball checkand seat. The ball check, however, prevents too great a saturation ofthe sponge when the aspersorium is not in use and there fore permits ofan economical dispensation of the water.

WVhile I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention only, it isobvious that the same is susceptible to many other changes still Withinits province. So, for instance, the handle 10 instead of being made oftwo tubes of difi'erent diameters can, of course, be made of one sizeonly. lnstead of a ball 5 check any other kind of a check Well known inthe art may be used. Many other changes may be made without sacrificingany of the advantages of the invention as defined in the appended claim.V What I claimas new, is: i g

In an aspersorium, a hollow handle forming a Water reservoir, acylindrical extension to the said reservoir having a restricted port ofcommunication With the reservoir, a bushing secured to the other end ofthe said extension having a valve seat, a valve free to reciprocatewithin the said extension and arranged to seat upon the said valve seat,a. sprinkler head fastened to the said bushing, 23 the said bushinghaving ports of communication between the said reservoir and sprinklerhead, the said valve closing the said ports when seated upon the saidseat.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 25 my hand. 7 t I 'WILLIAM F.HIRSCHMANN.

